Finished Measurements: 21″ wide by 8″ high, measured flat before seaming. There is an intentional bias. Actual finished measurements are measured flat. For example, before seaming, you have a parallelogram. You measure the lower edge as the circumference and from top-to-bottom for the actual hat height. When measuring gauge, however, you measure the individual rows and stitches as they appear.

Gauge: 17 sc for 17 rows = 4″

Notes

This hat is purposely worked at a loose tension so it’s nice and drapey and easy to cinch at the top. With this much drape, you can expect the edges to curl a bit which will be alleviated once seamed. When complete, it will not be a perfect rectangle. It will have an intentional bias, or diagonal slant, forming a parallelogram.

Special Stitches:

Short Single Crochet (ssc): Insert hook from bottom to top in the loop in the actual back of the stitch which is below the normal top two loops of a stitch, yarn over, pull loop through, yarn over, pull through two loops on hook. This stitch has also been called third loop single crochet. Right-Handed Video | Left-Handed Video

Back Loop Single Crochet: Insert hook in the top loop that is furthest from you at the time of stitching, yarn over, pull loop through, yarn over, pull through two loops on hook. Right-handed video | Left-handed video

Instructions

Row 1: Ch 41, sk first ch, sc in each rem ch, turn: 40 sc.

Row 2: Ch 2, sc in second ch from hook, ssc in each sc to last 2 sc, sc in both lps of next sc, turn, leaving last sc unworked: 40 sc.

Row 3 (RS): Ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in each sc to last sc, in last sc, working in both lps, sc in last sc, turn: 40 sc.

With yarn needle, seam row 1 to row 64. Working along either side edge (choose the side you prefer), weave a strand of yarn loosely across the entire side edge. Carefully cinch the stitches together and fasten the strand securely. Because of the delicate nature of this yarn, you have to be careful with the cinching of the top. You could use a coordinating color of a different yarn if you want to be safe. Weave in all ends.

This weekend, I decided to stitch up a new version of my Lunar Crossings Shawl. Red Heart had recently sent me some “Unforgettable” yarn in the colorway Gossamer and I was excited to try it out.

Special Instructions

I originally made the Lunar Crossings Shawl in a finer weight. When I received this yarn, I wanted to try it out in the heavier weight yarn of Red Heart Unforgettable. Please follow the instructions below to make this variation to the original pattern which is also linked below.

To make this version, I used three full skeins of Unforgettable and an I-9 (5.5mm) hook. I had just enough to make a tassel for the bottom. I used every bit of the three skeins of delicious color and softness.

Thank you to Red Heart Yarns for providing yarn support for this project.

In order to make this project, I followed the Lunar Crossings Shawl pattern. After row 12, I did five more repeats of the six rows, ending with row 42. To make the edging, I used the Cluster Lace Edging up to the fifth round only. It required a small bit of modification at the edges since the shawl is a triangle and I only wanted the edging along the two sides.

Row 2A: Sk first st, [pull up lp in closing chain before 3-st cluster, on top of 3-st cluster and closing chain just after 3-st cluster] across, pull up lp in lower ch of beg ch 2 of closing chain: 65 lps on hook.

With yarn needle, seam bottom of first row to top of last row. For a Mobius twist, hold the first row next to the last row, rotate one side by flipping it over 180 degrees and seam. Weave in all ends securely.